Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Prologue -- Tequila and Tesobonos: Mexico 1994-95 -- From Miracle to Panic and Back: Asia 1997-98 -- Korea's Christmas Crisis -- Indonesia with Nukes: Russia 1998 -- Double Bailout for Brazil -- The IMF Fails: The Argentine Drama -- Turkey Stumbles -- Lessons Learned, Not Learned and Ignored -- A Global Firestorm -- Europe's Turn -- Saving the System -- Epilogue.

"A topical insider view of causes and consequences of financial crises since the Mexican collapse of 1995. The book includes a detailed exploration of recent and ongoing firestorms, including the near meltdown of the global financial system and the euro crisis, and suggests ways to save the international financial and monetary system"--